Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-05-23
RECESS WORK.
Some Idea What a Senator Has to DO
During the Recess Of Congress.
Daily Routine Life,
A Servant 10 the Public During the Ses
sioH, Slave to Constituents
During the 8eeess.
LetrsrstO Read, and Letters to Dictate
Departments to bs FtsIted-HOw
tt is AL Accomplished.
Special to .he Gazette.

Special to .he Gazette.
WAsHEraToN, May 22.-sGive me four
hours of your time and l VIII prove that
the few Senators and Representatives
who remain in Washington during the
vacation of Congress have the worst
roast Of work known 10 ptbIic men.
Get into my carriage, and we will take g
turn through the departments. Most
people believe that Congressmel-and 1
mean by the word men in both Houses
have = picnic here when there
is no session. Such an idea
is fallsCiOus-taT from the truth.
| would rather do the work of two months
during the session than one month during
recess. In the former instance il is the
work OF q statesman. in the latter that of
a slave. That you may know just what it
Is and how it is done, | want you to go
with me this morning."
Such were the words of an old and
widely known United States Senator,
spoken as his carriage stood in front of
my office in Newspaper Row this morn
ing. As the vehicle moved away on our
journey, the Senator said:
"We will go to the Executive Mansion
first. My cOaChman knows the route |
take every day, and l let him use mis-
Judgment as TO where we stop first
and last. He knows must go to all the
heads of departments before | am done.
You will follow me into all the rooms
visit, for l shall say nothing TO be kept
from your ears, and do nothing not in
tended to be seen by you. Only consider
it all With simple secrecy"
In his hands the Senator carried g
great bundle of documents-letter with
out envelopes, petitions, memorials, aft
Oayits, and all the manuscripts to q well
equipped Ofice-getter and statesman
could have while on mission of public
business of all descriptions. Five minutes
later we stood before President Cleveland.
81 came" said the Senate ito present
additional Endorsements for my candidate
for the British consulate. Here are
number of strong letters which | want
you 10 read yourself, and not have them
simply referred to Mr.. Bayard. Have
you concluded TO appoint my man to be
postmaster at the place Z talked of yes
terdsy? No! l hope you can see your
way clear TO do so at least sometime this
week. And have to call your attention
to what | said in reference to pardoning
the man spoke of g few days ago. am
pleased to see you have not forgotten
what L said, but am sorry you have not
concluded to act. Pardon me for again
reminding you of my young, man who
wants TO go to West Point fromtst large
The carriage wheels bummed till they
stood in front Of the War Department,
Only g block swsy. Here the Senator
rushed up the great marGIe stairway and
pushed me into the private room of the
Secretary Of War as though time was very
precious. He merely said it was pleasant
laid down his bundle of docu-
nents, and begsn asserting from them he
to Jay before Mr. Endicott. As
ne handed them over he asked q personal
reading, remarking that, they were en-
for young man
who wanted to receive appoint
nent to military Cadetship; letters COM
planning that liquor was being sold on q
military reservation IN violation of law,
and calling attention to certain acts of
minor army officers, and then the Senator
was out into the corridor and on his way
20 the room of the Secretary Il the Navy,
which is on the same floor. Without an
himself, the Senator walked
-ISuL luGO MT, w uIGlSy 3 room. tie QlQ
lot remove his Int, and instantly an
lOunCed mis- mission.
"NOthing, 1 see, has been done to-
wards countermanding the order for a
court martial Of the seaman from my
state, and about which !. have been here
30 often"
There were rapid strokes of good
latured repsrtee, sharp dialogue, and
away the Senator went, bound for the
Department OF State, at the south end Of
me same building, on the same floor, but
tut of by partition of iron bars.
"Let me sser Mr.. Secretary" said the
Senator, addressing Mr.. Bayard, 81 have
30 much for you this morning that l
scarcely know how 20 begin it. dere are
applicants Tor seven Consulstes, Including
duplicate Endorsements for British po-
'ition, the original Sapers Of which I
AVE Just left st the White House; aft
1avlts disproving TIE Scharres made
against one of my c6Asnlsi three appli-
Contiaated on FJfA Rage.